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Are You Old Enough To Remember What This Is?
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If you can tell what this mystery item is, either you're getting old or your car is.
Here's a few hints before you guess: these little additions became standard in almost all cars in the 1950s, but disappeared in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Now, there's a good reason you don't see them anymore, but some folks are pretty mad they're gone. You see, they're used for a habit that lots of people still do, and paying to add one to your car can be expensive.
Have you given up, or did you know right away?
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That's right, this little space is a built-in ashtray, which seems almost unbelievable these days.
For a long list of reasons, including pressure from the Surgeon General, a need to make room for electronics like door locks and auto windows, and a desire to keep customers happy, car-makers killed the ashtray in the 90s. Chrysler made their last built-in ashtray in 1996.
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If you still smoke, you probably paid for a "smoker's package," an ashtray that slides into your cup holder. It's not as glamorous as the old flip-up version, but it does the job just as well.
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